UfUk HflB BOWW8 IhkV riHEi !*!? BOiO* VOLUMN LXXIV $1.50 per year In ' <lYimce LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1944 (Eight Pages) ./ NUMBER 48 COMMISSION ERS MEET Only Matters Of Routine Draw Jury For February Term ? Nothing of Spec ial Public Interest Before Board The Board of County Commis sioners met in the Commissioners room of the Court House on Mon day, January 3rd, 1944 at 10 a. m., with all members present txcept Joyner. The minutes for the December meeting were read' and approved. The following reports were re ceived and ordered filed: Dr. S. P. Burt, County Health Officer; Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner, Supt. Wel fare; Miss Lillie Mae Braxton, Home. Dem. Agent; W. C. Boyce, Farm Agent; E. R. Richardson, Supt. County Home; H. H. Price, Negro Farm Agent. Dr. S. P. Burt, County Health Officer, stated to the Board that he visited the County Jail (on call) and found Jerdon Yarbor ough to be insane. Jerdon Yar borough (colored) was removed from said Jail to Goldsboro, N. C., for treatment. Mr. John F. Matthews, County Attorney, stated to the Board that the Bar Association (Law) ?in their last meeting askea that the names of the Jurors be print ed on, the Court Calendar. No action was taken by the Board. Mr. Joe W. Mitchell appearedj before the Board and asked that lie be put in the Franklin County Home. He was informed by the Board that his case would be turned over to the Welfare De partment for investigation. Com. T. S. Dean read a letter I to the Board from Mr. Bill'ie Pat terson, stating his circumstances and requested that the County give some financial aid for his mother, Mrs. Pernell Patterson. The Welfare Department was asked by the Board to investigate the Patterson case. Com. H. T.' Bartholomew re quested that the Welfare Depart ment 'investigate the case of Mrs. Jennie Hale. The case of Miss Iola Holloway, of Youngsville, N. C., was presen ted to the Board. Upon request of said Board the case was left open until next month for fur ther investigation. The Commissioners with the assistance of the Sheriff drew a jury for the February term of Frankllp Criminal Superior Court. The following were appointed Tax list? takers: S. Kearney, Franklinton town ship. John E. Williams. Lou'isburg township. After allowing a number of accounts the Board adjourned. Germans Rush Defenses to Slow Rome Drive Allied Headquarters, Algiers, Jan. 6. ? German engineers are rushing to completion an Italian "Slegfrlend Line" several miles deep and as powerful as similar Nazi fortifications in Western Eu rope, German prisoners reported today at headquarters disclosed that Lt. Gen. Sir Oliver Leese, a tank expert, had taken over com mand of the British Eighth Army in Its drive up Italy's Adriatic coast. Intent on keping the Allies from Rome as long as possible, the Nazis were said to be 'instal ling their formidable new defense system only a few miles from the present battle line, with its strongest features located In the neighborhood of Cassino opposite the Fifth Army and inland from Pescara, Adriatic seaport which Canadian forces are nearing. Mobile Defense Units The desperate nature of Ger man resistance in Italy in recent weeks possibly was dictated by the necessity of holding until the new line could be completed. Dr. Fritz Todt, German engineering genius who constructed similar "walls" in the west, was killed nearly a year ago in a plane ac cident, but the organization he built up Is believed still func tioning. In addition to forging the new line, the Nazis were reported forming reserves of mobile de fense units back of the fighting line and to be reinforcing their troopB at the front with crack mountain regiments. An Allied officer said the enemy appeared to be preparing for a long war of attrition up the Italian leg. o The greatest crop losses in North Carolina are caused by growers not doing farm jobs at the proper time. o ? [ r I ONE MS-1 hOR FIRST CLASS PK1MING MISSING i'r 8. SGT. CHARLES P. WILDER | A telegram from the Secretary of War has been received by Mr. James Perry Wilder ' Informing him that his brothers, Charles P. Wilder has been reported missing' in action since Dec. 16th. in the European area. RED CROSS Please return all sweaters ami left over yarn at once. New quota of sweater yarn ready to be distributed when old is returned. 144 Kit Hags to be liipde. Some of contents to All these bags have already arrived. Lets get them ready now. 00 pairs of gloves still to be knitted. If you can knit gloves help us with these ? Knit and Sew for the Red ("rose. Mrs. R. W. SinithwU'k, 1'rw Chairman, 407 Church Street. o George W. Cham pion Dead George W. Champion, 64, died Friday night at his home on Louisburg, Route 2. Funeral services were conduct ed at the home of his son, Char lie Champion, Sunday afternoon, by the Rev. John Edwards, and burial was in the family cemetery. Surviving are h'ls wife; two daughters. Mrs. Annie Harris and Mrs. Maggie Gupton; four sons, C. C., G. W., A. J., and Bennie Champion. The pall bearers were grand sons and nephews, and were Duke Champion, J. D. Champion, J. W. Champion, Alvin Champion, S. T. Murray, Sid Champion. Quite a number attended the last rites and the floral tribute was especially pretty. BAPTIST HOUR Dr. Ralph A. Herring of Win ston-Salem, North Carolina, will be heard on the program of The Baptist Hour next Sunday morn ing. 8:30 to 9:00 o'clock EWT over Stations WPTF of Raleigh and WBIG of Greensboro, accord ing to Dr. S. P. Lowe, Atlanta, Georgia, Chairman of the Radio Committee of the Southern Bap tist Convention. His subject, "The Primacy of the Spiritual", will be of special interest to people every where in these crucial days .through wh'ich we pass, according to Mr. Lowe. Dr. Herring, popular pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wln ston-Salem, is a trusted servant of the Baptist Denomination, be ing past Vice President of the Southern Bapt'ist Convention, now President of the North Carolina Baptist Convention, and also ser ving as Trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary of Louisville, Kentucky, and North Carolina member of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern ' Baptist Convention. The Baptist Hour Programs are broadcast over an independent southern network of 32 stations, covering the territory from the East Coast to the far Southwest, and are sponsored by the Radio ' Comm'ittee of the Southern Bap tist Convention. The speakers for the following three Sundays of January will be: On January 16th ? Dr. Douglas S. Freeman of Richmond. Va. On January 23rd ? Dr. Harold W. Tribble of Louisville, Ky. On January 30th ? Dr. C. C. Warren of Charlqtte, N. C. o ? Government crop reports on the 1914 cotton crop will be made on the 8th of July, August, Septem ber, November and December. The October 1 condition and oth er in formation will be given on October 9. ? -o ? GERMAN HELMET Gaither Brnit^, Chalmytn of (he Fourth War Loan Cam paign, has received a Gentyui Helmet that was captured In the present war. This helmet will be used In the coning bond sale drive which begins on the eighteenth., \ HELD UNDER $5,000 BOND By Recorder Clem ents in Vance John Robert Nelms Given Hearing in Murder of Soldier Brother ? Father Signs Bond John Robert Nelms was held under a $5,000 bond for his ap pearance at the January term of Vance County Superior Court un der a charge of the murder In connection with the death of his brother, Pvt. Leslie F. Nelms, 31 year old soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, at a preliminary hearing before Recorder R. E. Clements at Henderson Friday. The bond was signed by T. N. Nelms, the father of the accused. Pvt. Nelms was shot to death with a rifle near Klttrell last Sunday night. Junius Huff of Franklinton tes tified at the hearing that John R. Nelms came to his home early Monday morning and said his brother was in the car outside and had died of a heart attack. It was discovered later that he had been shot in the chest. The brother of the dead man was arrested by Deputy .Sheriff R. E. Neal of Franklin County and State Highway Patrolman A. L. Taylor of Henderson. Pvt. Nelms, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Nelms of Loulsburg, Route 2. was found shot to death in the back seat of an automobile early Monday morning. A .22 calibre rifle, which Coroner R. A. Bob b'itt said was used in the killing was found in the automobile. It was brought out at an in-> :iuest held by Coroner Bobbitt that John Robert and Leslie had gone to visit George Smith near Kit trell last Sunday. Both had been blinking and when they left the Sm'ith home, Leslie was driving the car. John Robert testified that wfien he awoke early Mon .iay morning the car was in a ditch and his brother was lying dead on the back seat. MR. AND MRS. JOE McGHEE DEAD Franklinton. ? Joint funeral services were held Wednesday af ternoon for Mrs. Joe McGhee, 69, who died here Monday night, and her husband, 86, who died Tues day afternoon. Both succumbed, after long illnesses, at the home of their on ly son, Ed W. McGhee of Frank linton. Services were conducted at 3:30 Wednesday from the son's home by the Rev. S. E. Mercer, assisted by the Rev. Charles Ap ple. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery here. The couple is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lucy Whitt, of Warren County, in addition to their son. Mrs. McGhee also is survived by a brother and three sisters. ICE PLANT CHANGES NAME Mr. J. C. Debnam, Proprietor, informed the Franklin Tuues re porter this week that he has changed the name of the Quality Ice Co., recently purchased by him from Mr. George Selby, to Little River Ice Co. In addition he is moving and rebuilding the plant on a lot located on the Seaboard Air Line Hallway, and will increase the capacity of the plant to 40 tons per day. Mr. T. D. Raper, Manager of the local plant, says the new plant, when completed will be up-to-date and dependable in every respect. o Jury List The following is a list of ju rors drawn for the February term of Franklin Criminal Superior Court, a one week term: Dunn ? Berry C. Johnson, M. T. May. W. W. Winstead, R. C. Richardson, M. H. Moye, J. E. Land, Arthur Strickland. Harris ? Z. B. Wliite, W. C. Privette. Youngsville ? H. P. . Rogers, Rufus G. Harris, R. T. Pergerson, W. E. Denton, R. C. Catlett 3. Frankllnton ? George W. Best. M. M. Holmes. Hayesville ? J. D. Winn: W. D. Ayscue. Sandy Creek ? R. L. Ayscue, W. F. Hale. Gold Mine ? W. H. Foster, G. W. Foster, Paul Joyner, Wilson Smith, S. G. Leonard, H. M. Lan caster, Clolce Burnette. Cedar Rock ? C. C. Morgan, C. T. Medlin, J. M. Gupton, R. G. Moore. Otho Hayes, R. H. Layton, D. L. Smith, D. B. Gardner. Cypress Creek ? E. D. Moore. Loulsburg. ? A. B. Inscoe, Har old D. Vaughan, Charlie Timber lake. G. G. Phelps, T. L. Duke, J. R. Allen, E. M. Gupton, George W. Leonard, N. M. Perry. a ? Ob Pay Dny, Bay Bond*? China Planning Huge Offensive 1'reparlng To Throw Million!* of Men Against Japanese With Allied Help Chungking, .Jan. 5. ? Liang lHan-Tsao, Ch'inese minister of in formation, said today that the Chinese army would launch "sev eral millions" of men in a gen eral counter-ofTensive against Ja pan during 1944, provided the weight of Allied arms is thrown against such points as Hongkong, Canton and Burma and that Al lied atr strength in China is in creased. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in his New Year's address ' to , China had 'said his nation should bear the responsibility for an at tack aga'inst Japan on the main land of Asia in 1944. Liang said that "several millions of the Chi lli ese field army will this year b^ prepared to cooperate with Al lied naval operations in launch ing attacks along various fronts." No Tln^e Set He did not specify theaters where Allied naval operations could be expected. Liang said It was difficult to say definitely when the Chinese army would move, but added that "Even if Allied forces launch an attack on the Philippines, the days of the general Chinese coijn ter-offens'lve will be hastened . "The time of the offensive also depends upon the supremacy Al lied forces may hold over the en emy in China's- skies," he contin ued. He said that Ghinese forces ex pected to obtain better equipment from the All'ie^, but "with the available equipment, still will launch a counter-offensive." Their action, he predicted, would be accompanied by attacks launched upon the enemy by the peoples of occupied territories. Mrs. Matilda Mills Dead Mrs. Matilda Mills, 90, mother of the late William Robert Mills, widely-known Franklin County educator, d'led in her sleep at the home of her daughter. Mrs. H. Grady Harris, early Monday. Funeral services were conduc ted by Dr. A. Paul Bagby, pastor of the Louisburg Baptist Church, j at the graveside in the family cemetery near Rocky Mount, Va., at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. B. C. Johnson, of Bunn, Mrs. H. G. Stanley, of Roanoke, Va., and Mrs. J. T. Craig, of Ferrum, Va.; six sons. A. D., of Zebulon, S. L., G. L.. and J. B., of Roanoke. Va., E. W., of Richmond, Va., and J. E. Mills, of Cullom. Va.; a number of grandchildren and great-grand children, and one great-great grandchild. o CRUSADE FOR A NEW WORLD ORDER America is 'interested in the termination of this war. In home after home across the nation there is the silent or audible prayer that this shall be the last year. America 'is also interested in the peace that shall follow this war. She is interested in a peace that shall be based on cer tain and unshakable foundations. In keeping with these aims and determinations a great massj meeting "Crusade for a New World Order" will be held in Raleigh, Friday, January 14, at Edenton Street Church. This will be an all day meeting, begin ning at 10:00 a. m. with after noon and evening sessions. Prominent among the speakers are Bishops Hughes, Cushman, Wade, Purcell, and the outstand ing .church leader, Dr. Diffendor fer. In a recent issue of the "Time'* magazine, this effort on the part of the Church' was highly praised for its saneness of approach and timeliness. This meeting will be open, not only to Methodists, but to all who seek light and guidance on the building of a better world. o Gets Stills OfTlcer W. A. Phelps reports the capture and destruction of a 60 gallon galTa>nized still outfit in Youngsville township Friday. The still was. in operation. He also found and destroyed two more kettles at the place and 800 to 1000 gallons of sugar mash. He was assisted by Officer Dollie Pearce. Deputy R. E. Neal reports the destruction of a steel drum whis key stilling outfit Friday in Sandy Creek township. The stilling op erations had just begun and he destroyed 100 gallons beer and arrested two men, Dave Ingrain and Charfie Ed-ward Butts. He was assisted by Officers Dollie Pearce and W. A. Phelps of Franklin County, and E. A. Cot irell, Sheriff of Vance County. I YOUNGS VILLE SCHOOL CANNERY , Reading for left to right on the front row are Mrs. VV. K. Holdcn, Annie Frances Cooke, Margaret Denynt, Rev. E. M. Carter. On the back are F. C, Winston, Vocational Teacher, who is iq charge of the Cannery, and who worker up the project, Ann Strickland, Make Bridget's, W. R. Holdcn. THE PROJECT The following information pic- 1 tures the building, its cost and objects: | "The Youngsv'ille school cau-j: nery is a wooden frame building! covered with tin. It is 35' long] and 25' wide with a boiler room)( of lO'xlO'. The expenses of the building were paid for by the fol lowing: | Lions Club of Youngs ville .% 50.00 Youngsville P.T.A. . 142.00 i Franklin County Board of Education 311.18 j $503.18 ! "This does not include the la- 1 bor cost of construction. Six dif-( ferent individuals contributed! their labor free. The county me-j chanic installed the boiler and! part of the plumbing, such as in- 1 stallation of retorts, vats, drains, I etc. was done by the agricultural j class. The building was wired by; the county mechanic, and the building was painted by the agri cultural class. (Paint furnished' by county not included in above; expense item). "Some of the labor was hired this summer to put down concrete floor. This was paid by P.T.A. j (included above). All vats, ta-, hies, 'plumbing, Bteam and water lines were paid by RWPT funds and are not included in above items. "There were no individual con triutlons except in labor. The lo cal Home Demonstration Club do nated $20.00 to purchase small items, as knives, tubs, buckets, etc. ? "We have invoices to show that the building cost at least $1,800.00 and with an estimated labor bill of $400.00 would put the value of building at $2, 200.00." F. C. WINSTON. The object of the plant is to j provide means and equipment to can meats, vegetables and fruits for the citizens of this school dis trict in particular and others in general. The plan is the owners of the meat or other products to be canned do the work of cann'mg. The school furnishes the equip ment and the expert supervision of the work. Vocational Teacher Francis -C. Winston and his assistants de-| serve much credit and commen dation for this splendid institu-| tion. Fourth War Loan Campaign Begins January 18th ? Franklin County Quota Expected to be $290,000 Beginning January 18th, Franklin County will be called upon to purchase about $290,000 of War Bonds. Of this amount $190,000 should be of series E. It is hoped that each family in the county will purchase at least one bond and receive a sticker to be placed on the window. This sticker will indicate that the family holding it has made a purchase dur ing the Fourth War Loan Campaign. Each township chairman is1 requested to call a meeting of his committee and make plans to canvass every home in the county. Youngsville has already organized and held its meeting Mr. J. L. Brown, their chairman, says they expect to lead the county again. U. S. Bombers . Strike Keil London, Thursday, Jan. 6. ? U. S. heavy bombers and escorting fighters blasted 95 German planes out of the sky yesterday as they ranged across a record 800-mlle front to strike the Kiel shipyards, airfields at Bordeaux and1 Tours in France, and industrial targets 'in Western Germany. Dusseldorf was reported by a Berlin 'radio broadcast to have been among the bombers objec tives. It was the biggest day for U. 3. Army Air Force gunners since the December 11 raid on Emden. when 138 Nazi fighters were bag ged. The widespread operation cost the attacking force 25 heavy bombers and 12 escorting fighters. Strong Defense To reach their targets the bom bers knifed through a strong de lense which included rocket plan es and MElllOs towing what ap peared to be new-type anti-air craft bombs. Gunners on the Flying Fortres ses and Liberators accounted for 62 of the German planes downed while Thunderbolt and Lightning pilots got 33 In the far-ranging operation which in scope became : one of the great daylight assaulfs. of the war. f Claimlpg that German losses during the day's aerial battles were "remarkably light," the; German news agency DNB In a! broadcast dispatch raid, "More, than 50 British-American planes, of which at least four-fifths were four-engined bombers, were des troyed ? 23 of them over France." The blow at the Kiel shipyards was the th'ird one in three weeks and the second in as many days. TWO PULPWOOD CUTTING DEMONSTRATIONS TO BE HELD Two more woodland thinning depnonstrationg to obtain pulp wood will be held' In the County next week. These pulpwood cut ting demonstrations are . being sponsored jointly by all the Ag ricultural Agencies working in the County and the County Pulp wood "Committee. One demonstration will be held January 11, 1944 at 1:30 p. m. on the H. E. "Dot" Perneli farm, one quarter of a mile north of Weldon's Pond. The other one will be held January 14, 1943 at 1:30 p. m. on the Henry P. Speed farm at Gold' Sand School. A representative from one of the paper companies and a forester from the N. C. State Extension Service will be present to answer any questions that may arise. Farmers interested in selling pulpwood or thinning their wood land tor fuel wood are urged to be present at one of these two meetings and bring either an axe or cross-cut saw. o Contrary to popular belief, there is practically no difference in the ultimate value of a legume crop whether it be turned onder grt^en or after it is dead. J. H. BEST DEAD Mr. John Henry Best, one of Franklin County's popular citi zens and progressive planters died early Saturday wh'ile being taken to a hospital in Raleigh, from an acute attack of flu and pneumonia. Mr. Best was 63 years of age and had been in bad health for a number of years. Until his health failed him he was very active in all public and civic matters looking to the 'bet terment of his home county. He was a son of the late Don E. Best and a brother of the late Edward Leigh Best, one of the State's leading educators. He Is survived by one sister, Miss Mary Best. The deceased was a member of Sh'il&fi Methodist Church and a member of Louisburg Masonic Lodge. The funeral services were held from his country home near Louisburg at 4 o'clock Sunday af ternoon, conducted by Rev. For rest D. Hedden, and Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery. Both services were largely attended and the floral tribute was espec ially large and pretty speaking a. beautiful tribute of love and res pect. The pall bearers were as fol lows: Active ? John Harris. Clyde Harris, Mortimer Harris, Harvil Harris, E. H. Malone, W. B. Barrow. Honorary? James Malone, Wilson Harris, Dr. R. F. Yarborough, L. E. Scoggins, Sr., Haywood Stallings, P. E. Dean, Thornton Jeffreys, J. A. Hodges. C. M. Howard, John May, Willie Davis, H. C. Gupton, H. B. Perry, M. C. Pleasants, Arch Wilson, John Wilson, Alex Wilson, of Statesville, Hugh Wilson, of Ral eigh. Dr. Hicks, of Raleigh, A. W. Person, I. Perry Wheeler, R. C. Beck, Sr., 0. W. Perry, W. E. Strange. Ire T. Inscoe, George Leonard. Q. S. Leonard, Frank Egerton, J. T. Pruitt, H. C. Tay lor, Sr., G. W. Murphy. o WAR WORKERS NEEDED AT NAVAL OPERATING BASE Another Regionwide recruiting program has been inaugurated by the Fourth U. S. Civil Service Reg ion to (ill hundreds of skilled and unskilled positions at the Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia. Urgently needed are Electrici ans, Electroplaters, Machinists (Inside), Pipefitters, Plumbers, Sheetmetal Workers, Elevator Mechanics. Refrigeration Mech enics, all paying $1.14 per hour; Automotive Mechanics at $1.08 per hour; Machine Operators at $.96 per hour; Toolmakers at $1.20 per hour and Sr. Laborers at $.70 per hour. These positions pay time and a half for overtime in excess of 40 hours a week. An immediate appointment and free transportation to the place of duty, plus free meal tickets if the authorized travel is for s"ix or more hours and embraces cus tomary meal times, are offered all persons who qualify for these vit ally needed positions. Adequate plans and arrange ments have been made so that every appointee will be suitably housed on the same day that he reports for duty. Dormitories, trailers and unfurnished apart ments are available at reasonable cost. For complete details regarding these important war positions at the Naval Operating Base, see Mr. Earl Murphy at Louisburg, N. C. v Appointments w'lll be made in accordance with War Manpower Commission policies and Employ ment Stabilization Plans. Ap plications are not des'ired from persons already using their high est skills in war work or from persons employed in critical posi t'lons in essential activities. E. C. T. C. ALUMNI MEETING The Franklin County Chapter of the E. C. T. C. Alumni Asso ciation will meet on Monday even ing, January 10, at 7:30 o'clock with Mrs. Roger Mitchell. All people who have attended East Carolina Teachers College now in Franklin County are Invited to attend. ? . M ?On Pay Uay, Buy Bond*? PROGRAM AT THB LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program at the Louisburg .Theatre, begin ning Saturday, Jan. 8th: Saturday? Wild Bill Elliott "in 'Death Valley Manhunt' and Blondie and' Dagwood in 'Foot light Qlamour', also Masked Mar vel. Sunday-Monday ? Alice Faye, Phil Baker, Carmen Miranda, Charlotte Greenwood and Benny Goodman and his Orchestra in 'The Gang's All Here.' Tuesday ? Betty Grable and Harry James and his Orchestra in 'Springtime in The RocklM,' also Batman. Wednesday ? Jean Parker ud Bruce Kellogg in 'The Deer Slayer." Thursday-Friday ? Olsen aad Johnson, Count Basle and his Orchestra, with a host of (Mat. star* in 'Craxy Homo.'

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